Topband: Pulling out the weak ones

[David Raymond]

And I don't mean to imply that all QRP stations have inefficient antennas . 
. .that was a tongue in cheek comment.  Some of you QRP guys have quite fine 
antennas. . both TX and RX.   Let's have fun!     73. . .Dave, W0FLS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Raymond" <daraymond at iowatelecom.net>
To: "TopBand" <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:57 PM
Subject: Topband: Pulling out the weak ones


>. . .Condx to JA from here in Iowa this morning were quite good
>
> From K9YC. . .Yes, it was a good night. Dave, W0FLS and Toni, N0NI, are 
> two guys who
> pulled my QRP signal out.
>
> A friendly word to you guys running 10w to the gutter. . .please give us 
> time to find which antenna/direction hears you best.  That means sending 
> your call more than once at 28 wpm.  I will go through a dozen or so 
> antenna different combinations/directions listening in diversity to try to 
> hear you.  It will likely take you calling several times for me to get it 
> figured out.  Please be patient and don't give up.  Most of us running QRO 
> want to work everyone. . .including the challenging QRPer and weak DXers. 
> This morning I often stopped to listen for JA/Asia and was rewarded with 
> 40+ QSOs interspersed with NA in a two hour effort.   My first JA QSO this 
> morning was Shige, JH2FXK, which took at least ten tries on his part. 
> It's all great fun but often takes some time.   See you all tonight! 
> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
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